For the months of January through March Brook Hospital reported 18 fetal deaths: 4 early, 8 intermediate, and 6 late. Of these fetal deaths, autopsy was performed in 4 late fetal deaths and 6 intermediate deaths. Calculate the fetal autopsy rate.

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The fetal autopsy rate is the number of fetal autopsies performed divided by the total number of fetal deaths. In this case, the fetal autopsy rate is (4 + 6) / 18 = 10 / 18 = 0.5556, or 55.56%.

For the Months of January Through March Brook Hospital Reported